deyen
Middle English
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editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną.
Verb
editdeyen
- to die (cease to be alive)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- So that you should not die of my hand
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “dīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English dēagian.
Verb
editdeyen
Descendants
edit- English: dye
References
edit- “deien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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